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You're a humble bakery worker trying to make some quick cash to pay off your student loans. A modern life, and a comfortable one you've escaped into after years of misery, you have everything in order, everything you need, living it by code and hard work.
That is, until one summer evening while working the counter of Helena's Velvet Heights bakery, you come face to face with a man named Lucias Ares. You would've bypassed him as another weirdo in a suit, but then you're abruptly realizing that he is no ordinary man, but the leader of a Mafia Organization that he, impulsively, led you into.
Now you're in the middle of a territorial War between two rivaled Mafias, trying to escape with your life intact before you're caught in the damn crossfire. All while juggling to keep your life from falling apart.
You would've been fine too...
If he wasn't so obsessively in love with you.
When Chef Margot loses her beloved restaurant to her cheating ex-fiance, her best friend, single dad Nathan, steps in with an unexpected offer to help her start over. As they collaborate, sparks fly-but can they overcome their complicated pasts for a chance at real love?
Season 4 of The Mechanic
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Margot Taylor thought she had it all: a thriving restaurant and a fiance she adored. But her world crumbled when her fiance abruptly cancelled their wedding and claimed ownership of her cherished restaurant. With her career in tatters and her heart broken, Margot is forced to start over.
Enter Nathan Davis, her loyal best friend and a single dad chasing big dreams of his own. As a partner in the multibillion-pound auto business, Nathan offers her a lifeline-a chance to open a new eatery on the grounds of his new mechanic shop.
As Margot pours her heartbreak into a new dream, her friendship with Nathan deepens into something much more electric. But their growing happiness is threatened when Nathan's ex-wife returns, determined to take their daughter away and upend the new couple's relationship. Caught in chaos, Margot must decide if she has the strength to fight for the life she's building...or let the wounds of her past ruin her future.
Content warning: This story contains depictions of eating disorders that may be upsetting for some readers. Reader discretion is advised.
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